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Date
2 September 1859
Description
PORTUGUESE INDIA, "Ponda P.P." Handstamp. Clear two-line handstamp in dark red on back of folded letter datelined Mardol Sept. 2, 1859, addressed to New Goa, manuscript "P.P." on front VERY FINE. ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE RARE "PONDA P.P." HANDSTAMP. Mardol is located near Ponda and did not have a post office until 1871. The other recorded examples are dated May 20 and Jun. 27, 1859.
Auction
1301, Lot 6244, (Nov. 2023)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Ponda
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ponda are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 2 September 1859 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ponda FP 1 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1301, lot 6244, (Nov. 2023).